Fleshdancer
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Fri Sep-26-08 11:03 AM
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My heart goes out to those of you who receive anti-Obama emails.... |
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Edited on Fri Sep-26-08 11:04 AM by GloriaSmith
I get nothing but the good stuff from my friends and family. Last week a friend sent me the YouTube video called "The Real McCain" and this is what I found waiting in my inbox this morning from my mom:
Subject: RACISM
I know we have seen all of this in some form, but listed here, under its real title, has an impact.
Subject: What if things were switched around.....think about it. Would the country's collective point of view be different?
Could racism be the culprit?
Ponder the following:
What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?
What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)
What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?
What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?
What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?
What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?
What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?
You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.
Educational Background:
Barack Obama: Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations. Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Biden: University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science. Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
vs.
John McCain: United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899
Sarah Palin: Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism
Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in th e world. You make the call.
There has to be a reason that, in spite of the above, we are where we are today. Racism is the Key!
Of course, there is a generous dosage of country-wide stupidity too.
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Fri Sep-26-08 11:12 AM
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1. K & R. Great post, but I have a question. |
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WTF DOES JOURNALISM HAVE TO DO WITH RUNNING A COUNTRY??? :rofl:
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Fri Sep-26-08 11:24 AM
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3. with a journalism degree, you can report on Putin rearing his head all up in your airspace |
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Damn it Jojo, can't you see how this is needed??!?!? :rofl:
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Fri Sep-26-08 11:29 AM
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Thanks for the laugh Gloria!!
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Fri Sep-26-08 11:18 AM
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2. thanks...i have another email to copy....these come in handy.. |
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Fri Sep-26-08 11:45 AM
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5. Please rate this up people! This is great, thank you! Please pass this around! |
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Edited on Fri Sep-26-08 11:47 AM by faithfulcitizen
I love this e-mail and yet it makes it makes me sick to my stomach at the same time. Yes, I am one of those that gets spammed frequently with anti-Obama e-mails from RW family. These last few months have been tough and we've had a few e-fights that will take time to mend. This e-mail is a great response to those. Thank you so much for posting! God Bless you and your mom.
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Fri Sep-26-08 12:12 PM
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I hope this email helps in future exchanges with your RW family.
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Fri Sep-26-08 12:25 PM
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7. thanks for a great post! Yeah, country-wide stupidity is pretty prevalent........I still hope that |
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racism is going to be eradicated in my lifetime, and I'm 61. The "other", well, I think that will be around forever. I don't think Palin even reads newspapers.
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Fri Sep-26-08 12:41 PM
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8. Now when y'all get anti-Obama emails, politely correct them and |
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then send them the latest poll results
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Fri Sep-26-08 12:41 PM
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9. Now when y'all get anti-Obama emails, politely correct them and |
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then send them the latest poll results
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Fri Sep-26-08 02:02 PM
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11. Sent this out to some and have already received 2 positive emails about it! |
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Thanks! It's saved in my files! More ammunition!
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Fri Sep-26-08 05:19 PM
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13. kick for the evening crowd n/t |
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